单词 | yiddishism |
释义 | Yiddishism in American English (ˈjɪdɪʃˌɪzəm) noun a Yiddish word, phrase, or idiom Yiddishism in American English (ˈjɪdɪˌʃɪzəm) noun 1. a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish 2. the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature Derived forms Yiddishist noun Word origin [1925–30; yiddish + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dropout, hot spot, off-line, payload, turnaround-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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